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As zzt states, you'll get better trigger feel with a heavier spring. And with proper hammer and sear work, you can easily get below 2 lb pull weight with a 19 lb spring (or heavier) and it will be 100% reliable with any brand primer.

Other than being within SAAMI specs, they can choose whatever OAL they want. I have no idea what they go on, but the most logical would be to use a uniform depth for the bullet base in the case, as that would ensure consistent volume and a solid basis for comparing pressure between various combinations of bullets and loads. Of course, that's assuming OAL is within specs. If you want a definitive answer, maybe try contacting one of the powder or bullet companies that publish load data and see what they say.

Winchester put out a press release on 1/7 saying they are raising prices effective 2/1 due to increased manufacturing costs. rimfire ammo +7% hunting ammo +5%-10% centerfire rifle FMJ ammo +10%-14% centerfire pistol ammo +7% components +10% primers +10%-15%

Sure hope it doesn't come to that here. It's just not worth the time investment for a handful of low round count stages. I'd much rather shoot fewer "normal" matches vs. a bunch of tiny ones.

My range is booked solid pretty much every day of the week. Matches here are done until spring, but through October, they were all pretty much full.

As Sarge and JD have stated, Winchester primers work fine in the PAL filler. They just seem to load a bit slower, probably because the cups aren't plated like they used to be. I had a Dillon, then a DAA, before the PAL. Both were totally unacceptable, with double digit percentages of upside down primers and various other issues. The PAL works 100% and it's FAST. Easily the best tool for the job from what's currently available.

I remember watching that Nike video some time ago. Very sobering. And not at all surprising considering Nike is pretty awful company in general. As for CS/Infinity, could be any number of things. But I'd guess it's probably about school and moving on to a real career. Although maybe a handful of top shooters make a decent living doing it, they'll never come close to what you can make in a high-level professional occupation.

I have plenty of guns, but don't see a need to rotate the inventory when it comes to what I shoot for practice and matches. That's currently a 5.4 Infinity Limited gun with probably 70k+ through it. I replaced the extractor with an AFTEC when it was brand new, and other than that, the only parts I've had to replace are one firing pin and recoil/fp springs, the latter being routine maintenance. Yeah, I get that. If I was going to the Nationals or something like that, I'd probably bring a spare. But other than a slide, frame or barrel, pretty much anything else can be repaired or replaced on the spot in a matter of minutes. So chances of having to switch to a different gun are close to zero. At least for a Limited or Production gun. For something with a dot, I guess it make sense to have a spare in case the optic goes down.

Only reason you need 2 guns is if you expect one to break. I don't have any reason to doubt Atlas build decent guns. But a comment like that certainly doesn't instill confidence in their work.

Just be careful with the grinding. You don't want to put too much heat into the part. I'd use a cut off wheel on an angle grinder to remove the spur, then belt sander or Dremel to do the final shaping.

I don't own one, but I've tried one. It works and feels nice. But it's expensive, and the pull weight is too heavy for a competition gun (at least for the vast majority of shooters). A decent gunsmith can produce a nicer, lighter trigger with conventional parts at less cost. So, it's a cool idea, but I'm not sure there's much of a market for it.

Sandy and some of the others at SV are among the best engineers in the firearms industry. So I highly doubt their island barrel is questionable from a design standpoint. Pretty much all the problems I'm aware of are due to people who don't know how to build guns properly.

Even if you get the extractor over far enough to contact the case, all it's going to do is push it over to the side because the rim's not contacting the slide and there's nothing holding it in place. If you want to do some welding and machining on the slide, you can probably make it work. But it'd be a lot easier and cheaper to get new parts than to go that route unless you have the tools and skills to do the work yourself.

People can complain all the want about the shortages, pricing, etc. Fact of the matter is, the ammo companies are doing a pretty darn good job under the circumstances. All that equipment in that video is custom made stuff they have to build and maintain. And it requires semi-skilled operators to run. They're not loading on Mark 7s or Dillons with AmmoBots. So, it's not like they can make huge increases in production in a matter of months. And even if they could, why would they when they'll just be stuck with excess capacity when things return to normal, as they always have in the past. As for primers, they're running flat out 24/7 trying to meet demand for ammo, have all the other components on had to do that, but have a limited capacity to make primers. They'd have to be nuts to sell the primers instead of producing ammo. That may not be to our liking, but it's a smart business decision.

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Smart move. And looks like nice work. Should be plenty strong as it's a solid pice forged steel.

Well, from the part number I'd say it started life as a Craftsman 1/4" drive extension.

Firing pin hole doesn't need to be centered. And if lockup is at the higher end of the range, it's probably not going to be. As long as it's not way off, you'll be fine.

Yep. In terms of difficulty, it's about on par with being able to walk and chew gum at the same time.

Well, with the adjustable bcg, the gas is still going through the tube back to receiver. Seems to me having the gas bleed off at the front is a better arrangement. It should be more efficient/consistent and also help keep the internals clean longer. About the only advantage I can see for the adjustable bcg is that if your gas block is difficult to access, then the bcg may be quicker/easier to adjust. Personally, I'd go with the adjustable gas block and spend the extra scratch on parts or ammo.

Looks like a nice piece for the price. But why 9 and not 40? Must going for the tacticool market not competition shooters.

Just checked the Lee web site and the description says theirs is also .003 undersize.

I used to have a number of MI handguards on rifle and recently swapped them all out for Atlas S-Ones (including a JP pcc and a 3-gun rifle). The Atlas is the most comfortable handguard on the market right now.

No problem. Just trying to follow what you're saying. I don't think the case rim is going to deform. The amount of pressure exerted on the side of the rim is minimal, maybe a couple of pounds. Check the OP's video above and see how the guy inserts the case on and off the breach face by hand with minimal effort. You don't want a tight fit, just enough to keep the case there and not fall off. It doesn't take much. I also don't think the depth of the extractor groove is a factor. I've easily shot several hundred thousand rounds in various guns, both 9 and 40, with the extractors set to contact the case rim and not the recess and never had a single failure.